| Wu opera | |||||||||
| Native Name: | Wuju | ||||||||
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| Other Names: | Jinhua opera
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| Region: | Central Zhejiang, Northeastern Jiangxi | ||||||||
| Origin: | Qing dynasty | ||||||||
| Shengqiang: | Yiyangqiang | ||||||||
| Topolect: | Wu Chinese (Jinhua dialect) | ||||||||
Wuju, also known as Jinhua opera, is a form of Chinese opera from Jinhua, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China. It is also performed in Lishui, Linhai, Jiande, Chun'an, Zhejiang, as well as in northeastern Jiangxi province, in cities such as Yushan, Shangrao, Guixi, Boyang, and Jingdezhen.[1] It is named for Wuzhou, an ancient name for Jinhua.
There are eleven Wuju troupes in eastern China.[2] [3]